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Saturday, March 15

Todd Strasser- Wish You Were Dead (Thrillogy #1)

“If you've never known someone your own age who's died, you
can't imagine what it feels like. It's as if you were walking on a glass floor
and it suddenly shatters and now you're falling and falling and there's broken
glass in the air all around you and no bottom in sight.”

Str-S-d:

I’ll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first
on the list. You can’t believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn
around and there she is staring at me like I’m some disgusting bug or vermin.
Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate you, Lucy. I really hate
you. You are my #1 pick. I wish you were dead.

The
day after anonymous blogger Str-S-d wishes the popular girl would die, Lucy
vanishes. The students of Soundview High are scared and worried. Especially
frightened and wracked with guilt is Madison Archer, Lucy’s friend and the last
person to see her the night she disappeared.

As
days pass with no sign of the missing girl, even the attention of Tyler, an
attractive new student, is not enough to distract Madison from her growing
sense of foreboding. When two more popular students disappear after their names
are mentioned on Str-S-d’s blog, the residents of Soundview panic.

Meanwhile,
Madison receives anonymous notes warning that she could be next. Desperate to
solve the mystery before anyone else disappears, Madison turns to Tyler, but
can she trust him when it becomes clear that he knows more than he’s sharing?

The
clock is ticking. Madison must uncover the truth behind the mysterious
disappearances . . . before her name appears in Str-S-d’s blog.

My
Review:

I
absolutely loved this book, it was one of the most unique ones I've ever read.
It is a mystery thriller, but unlike others this is realistic, these things can
happen in real life too, rarely but that doesn't make it less creepy. I gave
four stars because these kind of books are the best when you're reading it for
the first time, after that I don't think it can be as exciting as it was before.

Madison, the main character, was a little bit boring (she doesn't really have
anything special about her... I mean not a hobby or anything) but perfect for
the storyline: she was in the popular clique still she wasn't mean or a bully
so with other words people liked her. The whole story begins with the blog
where a bullied girl writes about how badly people treat her. After, we can read
how Lucy (one of the most popular girls) gets kidnapped and then we read about
what happened before Lucy got out of Tyler's car and here comes the story from
Madison's point of view.

After Lucy, more teens disappear starting with Adam, Lucy's boyfriend.
Madison discovers betrayals and cheating and soon discovers what is flawless on
the outside isn't always perfect beneath the surface. Soon Courtney, Madison's
best friend disappears encouraging her for further investigation, she won't
stop until she finds the truth.

First I thought that Tyler is a little bit strange (the rich bitch comment and
how he acted all along the car drive) There was a time when I hated him, he left
Madison in trouble which was caused by both of them, he acted like it was all
Madison's fault. He did other questionable things too, but these became totally
understandable after we get to know his story still I never really forgave him
for making Madison take the guilt.

After a time it became totally obvious who writes the blog so when it got out
it wasn't a big surprise. Why didn't she stopped the blog or at least the
wishes, when one girl has already disappeared?
When they went to the house where the kidnapper kept the victims it was clear
who will it be.

This story tells us how many bad things can happen on the internet, how cruel
and crazy some people are, how from a "little bullying" can come
something so bad like you couldn't imagine before, how little things can affect
people's life. Everyone should be more careful what things they write on the
internet because anyone can read it after they uploaded it.

So all in all it is an amazing book, a quick read and I'm looking forward to
read the two other books in this trilogy. Hope I can give five stars to those
:).

Favorite character: Adam, Tyler

Least favorite: -

The story idea: 5/5
The realization of the story: 4/5
The characters: 4/5
The cover: 3/5
All in all: 4/5

I recommend it to those who like mystery thriller and don't shy away from a
little craziness.